The bickering between us went on, I felt as if it were getting worse with each passing day.. I had grown further and further apart from the woman I love. When it came to being around the team she seemed fine but when it was between us two we would always go back and forth about something. After a few months of bickering Jenny got a phone call that would change both our lives...
Sitting in my office I received a phone call I quickly picked it up "Hello Director Jenny Shepard?" The voice on the other end was someone I had no clue who it was. It sounded like a woman I was trying to figure out who it was when she spoke.
"Hello Jenny, you won't know me but i'm Mrs. Decker I was asked by William Decker to invite you to his funeral next weekend, well actually he left a letter asking if I could both Jennifer Shepard & Leroy Jethro Gibbs."
I let out a sigh William was the other agent in Paris we were working with I took a deep breath and spoke to her "I'll be there but i'm not sure about Special Agent Gibbs."
She nods "I'll just put both of you down in case, well see you next weekend Director Shepard.." With that she hung up. I carefully set the phone down as I made my way downstairs
"Special Agent Gibbs, please come up here." I said before disappearing into my office once again. He came up glancing towards me "Before you ask let me just tell you William Decker died..." I watched as he frowned.
"No not Decker..."
I nodded "They wanna know if you're going to his funeral next weekend I have all the information written down if you like it."
He shook his head "No, and you can't go either Jen.."
"Why not?" I asked slightly mad.
"Because that woman you were suppose to kill back in Paris, well she's here and is coming after us."
"But Jethro I need to go Decker was my friend..."
"If you go I want Tony & Ziva with you at all times."
I just nodded. He looked towards me as he turned and left.
The week flew by fast, I got up as I looked towards my team "Alright Ziva, DiNozzo you guys are going with Jenny this weekend, you'll be her body guards keep a close watch for anything suspicious." They both nodded. "Kate, McGee I need you guys here watching for our suspect here" They nodded as well. "We will be working through the weekend, we will be working till we find this woman, got that!" They all nodded. "Good now Tony, Ziva got after her"
I watched as Jenny came downstairs walking past us, I nodded towards Ziva and Tony and they took off after her, now all I could do was sit and wait to see how this all played out...
I had gone to Decker's funeral, it was a long service but I wasn't surprised. As soon as it was over I sent Tony and Ziva back to the hotel once they were gone I called Mike Franks, one of my good friends. He told me to meet him at an abandoned diner. I had gone up there and parked as I made my way inside. I sat down at a booth as I sat watching out the window. Mike came in as he sat on a chair a little ways away. We remained in silence for awhile before he spoke up.
"Does he know?" I looked towards him as I shook my head.
"No he doesn't." Mike nodded as he lit a cigar.
"Do you plan on telling him?"
I shook my head "No I can't."
"Why not Jenny?"
"It's just too hard..." I said not once glancing at him... We sat in silence for awhile longer before he spoke again.
"You know when I asked does he know, I didn't mean about your feelings for him I meant about your illness."
This got me looking towards him "He doesn't know either and I plan to keep it that way... Only you and Ducky, and my doctors know about it.."
He nods "well I promise you I won't tell him."
"Thank you Mike."
He nods "I'll be back, i'm gonna go get some water..." With that he was gone and I was alone in the diner.
I had gone out to the water pump a little ways away when I saw a car pull up I shook my head thinking I was imagining it. That was when I heard gunshots. I looked around to see where they were coming from I dropped the container I had as I took off towards the diner. By the time I reached it the gunshots were done I carefully made my way inside. As I entered I saw one man dead in the entrance.
"Jenny?" I questioned as I made my way farther into the diner.
Another man dead a few feet from the first, then a third a few feet from there. As I made my way closer to Jenny I heard someone move, I turned to see the fourth gunmen getting up as I grabbed my gun killing him. I then went over to where Jenny was there was a body, a cold lifeless body I reached down for a pulse but there was none. I quickly decided it was time i got out of there. I grabbed Jenny's keys off the table as I went and ditched her car not too far away I then came back as I climbed into my own quickly driving away I knew I had to tell someone but I couldn't, I decided that it would be best to just drive away.
It had been getting late so I decided to call Jenny and see where she was at, I wanted to get together tomorrow evening and talk I had some explaining to do. I was in my car as I picked up my phone dialing Jenny's number each time I called it went right to voicemail. After a few more tries I finally left a message.
"Hello? Jenny? Jen where are you? Is everything alright? Jen please answer me?" with that I hung up
Tony and I had been relaxing at the hotel, we were starting to get a little worried so we called Mike Franks.
"Hello?" he asked as he answered.
"Hey Mike we just wanted to know what's up? Jenny isn't back yet and we were starting to get worried."
It was silent for a moment before he spoke. "You mean she's not back yet... She must still be at the diner."
"Thanks Mike we will go check it out." With that I hung up and grabbed Tony's arm.
"Come on Jenny is still at the diner we need to make sure she's okay.."
"Alright I'm coming." he says getting up and following. We drove to the diner to see a red truck but no sign go Jenny's car. We made our way up to the diner when I saw a bullet hole in one of the window corners.
"Tony!" I said pointing to the hole. He nods as he grabs his gun we then make our way inside I stop as I looked around at the four dead men.. Just then I turned around and nudged Tony. There on the other side of the table you could see a bloody arm as we got closer it was connected to the body of a female. I stopped when I saw her face. "Tony..." I said softly.
He quickly made his way towards her as he kneeled down checking for a pulse he looked up at me as he shook his head. Just then the phone beside her buzzed. I watched as Tony picked it up, across the screen read, Gibbs I looked towards him as I nodded. He answered it as he put it on speaker.
"Jenny?! Is that you is everything okay?" Came the voice from the phone I could tell he was worried, tears filled my eyes just thinking about it.
"No boss it's DiNozzo and Ziva.." Tony answered as he watched me.
"What are you guys doing with the directors phone?" He asked
"Boss I need you to come down here as fast as you can." He said giving him the addressed. We heard him slam on the breaks as he spun around he then hung up. We stood there alone watching out the window.
I had been trying to call Jenny all afternoon and then when her phone was finally answered it wasn't even her. The entire drive I was wondering what was so important that I had to get to that abandoned diner as soon as I could. I pulled up and parked as I made my way to the diner I saw the bullet hole in the window as I stopped. "No..." I said softly to myself as I took off inside. I carefully walked in as I looked around at the men that's when I glanced up at Ziva.
"Why did you guys call me here for these dead men?"
"It was for these men.." Ziva said as they both stepped out of the way, as soon as they did I saw the bloody arm. I slowly made my way over there and kneeled down beside her. I kneeled there beside her for the longest time memories from Paris, from work, from anytime she stopped over or I stopped over all those memories came flooding back.. I had DiNozzo and Ziva bag and tag everything. It took us till the next day that's when I decided it was time to call the rest of the team I carefully picked up my phone as I dialed Ducky.
"Jethro.. I'm surprised usually I call you, but since you called me..." I didn't let him finish.
"Jenny's dead..."
"When?"
"Yesterday evening.."
"Oh Jethro i'm so sorry..."
"It's fine can you just tell the rest of them."
"Yes of course." He said and with that I hung up on him as I helped transport the bodies into the truck.
I had gotten the call from Jethro and as soon as he hung up I knew the others were standing there, Abby, Kate, Palmer and McGee looked towards me.
"What happened?" they all said in unison
"Jenny's dead..." I said as I watched them. Abby turned to McGee as she went and cried into his shoulders, Kate's hand went to her mouth as she shook her head. Palmer looked towards me in disbelief. "As of yesterday Director Jennifer Shepard has been dead..." we all stood there with one another crying.
I had gotten back with my team I had gone over to Jenny's house and was going through her desk when I picked up a stack of papers to find a letter. Carefully I picked it up onto it read 'Dear Jethro' That was all.. I sat starring at it for awhile before I set it back down. I had gone and put a few of her things in my car as I made my way back inside. I sat there going through her bottles of liquor looking at each of them, most were untouched but a few I could tell she had used. I let tears fill my eyes as I continued to go through her things. I wiped the tears from my eyes as I turned around there I was met with a gun in my face.
"Been a long time hasn't it..."
"You..."
She laughed slightly "You killed my husband and she was sent to kill me, you killed him but she didn't have the heart to kill me... But now I killed her and soon you..."
"You killed her!"
She laughs "I sent a few of my men after her yes.."
"You will pay for this..." I said watching her.
Just then before she had the chance to speak a gunshot was heard and she fell to the floor with a bullet in her head I looked up to see Mike Franks as I smiled weakly. "Thanks..." I said he just nodded. We walked outside as he turned to face me.
"To keep Jenny's death a secret the best thing to do is set fire to this and claim the body was hers."
I looked towards him I was hesitant at first but then I nodded. "Alright lets do it."
He lit a cigar as he tossed it into the bushes, we watched as her house go up in flames I then went and made my way back to the car. I was just about to drive away when I saw a figure in the distance it looked so familiar.. I watched her hair shined under the street light it was a reddish color. Jenny! I thought but then shook my head realizing it wasn't her. How could I be so stupid she's dead and not coming back... I didn't realize the figure watched me as I disappeared I went and joined my team in the bullpen, they all had a drink in their hand. When I walked in they handed me one. I looked towards them as they nodded.
"To the best NCIS Director Jennifer Shepard..."
